Physician Rehab Traveler
Position Overview
- Specialty Required: Physiatry, Internal Medicine with rehabilitation experience
- Practice Setting: Hospital
- Coverage Type: Intermittent
- Average Patients per Day: 3-6
- Rounding: Yes, typically on 5-8 patients
- Call Frequency: Variable; 0-2 calls per day
- Rounds Duration: Approximately 5-10 minutes per patient
- Patient Encounters per Shift: 3-6, potentially up to 10
Requirements
- Board Certification: Must be certified
- Licensure: Candidates should possess an active license
- Certifications Required: Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Experience: Previous rehabilitation unit experience preferred
- Support Staff: Typically includes 2 nurses and 1 CNA
- Procedures Required: None specified
Specialty Skills Preferred
- Traction/Immobilization Devices
- Diagnostic/Therapeutic Taps
- Arthrocentesis
- Intra-Discal Electrothermal Annuloplasty (IDET)
- Acute and Chronic Pain Management (excluding injections)
- Joint, Trigger Point, Blocks, Epidural, Facet, and Flouro-guided Injections
- Electrical Stimulation, Wound Debridement, EMG, Nerve Conduction Studies
- Stress Reduction/Relaxation Training
- Medical Management
Facility Details
- Trauma Level: 2
- EMR: Meditech
- Nearest Airport: Lewiston (LWS)
This opportunity involves providing intermittent coverage for a rehabilitation unit, focusing on patient care related to physical medicine and rehabilitation. Candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent skills in the specialties and procedures outlined, with a preference for those with prior rehabilitation unit experience.
Credentialing is estimated to take 30 days.
